Category: epoch booklist

Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for April 15–21

This week’s selection of books includes a history of world power based on grain production and a children’s tale that speaks to the heart. Fiction Librarian’s Legacy Lives On ‘The Book Woman’s Daughter’ By Kim Michele Richardson Young and on her own, Honey Mary-Angeline Lovett is forced to earn her independence. She picks up where…


Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for April 8–14

This week’s selection of books includes a history of a treasure hunt, a celebration of poetry, and a novel about a daring escape from the Soviets. Fiction Austen’s Most Famous Novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ By Jane Austen After meeting at a country dance, independent-minded Elizabeth Bennet and wealthy Mr. Darcy must overcome their own flawed…


Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for the Week of April 3

This week’s selection of books includes mysteries: from crime noir to the earliest detective story to a children’s book that kids will love. Fiction Crime Noir at Its Best ‘The Maltese Falcon’ By Dashiell Hammett Great fiction requires great characters. Led by detective Sam Spade, the story revolves around unscrupulous characters, including the lovely but…


Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for the Week of March 20

This week’s selections range from a story of romance and heartbreak to a Shakespearean tragedy to the modern worries of socialized health care. Fiction Hemingway’s First ‘In Our Time’ By Ernest Hemingway Experience Ernest Hemingway when he started writing (sans the newspaper articles) with his initial published work. “In Our Time” is a collection of…


Recommended Reading: Epoch Booklist

This week, we suggest books on the state of journalism and identity politics in the United States, as well as classics about love and redemption. Nonfiction American Journalism Gone Woke “Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy” By Batya Ungar-Sargon Many books have been written about the failed state of journalism but Ungar-Sargon broaches…


Epoch Booklist: Noteworthy Reads

History Exposing the Plan to Divide America “Debunking the 1619 Project” By Mary Grabar The 1619 Project was key in introducing critical race theory into schools. Mary Grabar’s in-depth research debunks its claims about slavery and exposes the tricks used to misrepresent figures such as Abraham Lincoln. An essential read. Regnery History, 2021, 320 pages…